如

if you ask me ...; as for ...

(not) in any way; in no way

Buddhism

Amitabha Tathagata; Amithaba

if you insist

Bhaisajyaguru (buddha able to cure all ills)

how are things with you?; how are you doing?; how are you getting along?; how have you been?; how are you?

in any case; whatever the case may be

As in 'spend money like water'

like water; like it grows on trees

Buddhism

Vairocana; Mahavairocana (Bliss Body of the historical Gautama Buddha); Dainichi Buddha; Nyorai Buddha

in swarms; in throngs; in droves; in hordes

how are you?

Conjunction; Usu. after verb

as if; as though

somehow or other

Proverb

the last drop makes the cup run over; too much of a good thing; less is more

as always; as usual

fully; to the full; (most) satisfactorily; amply; sufficiently; completely; perfectly

cheat; swindler

Often ...の〜

regardless of; irrespective of

Proverb

the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat

Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th century BCE?)

tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable

Proverb

time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short

in being immobile be like a mountain (from Sun Tzu); being imperturbable; immobile like a mountain (from laziness, etc.)

Buddhism

Cintamani-cakra (manifestation of Avalokitesvara)